A/N: I'm sorry for the delay in updates; I got a bit stuck here. I hope it's worth the wait, and I'll try not to be so long on the next one. Review responses at the end of the chapter this time!

Chapter XV

The North Pole was home to many elf weddings, but never had it seen a Sidhe wedding. The Sidhe and the Christmas elves were cousins of a kind, but they had quite different ideas of fun. Rarely, but on occasion, they had a feast or a banquet of some kind and so had learned to compromise . . . mostly.

Mother Nature was back to officiate, as she had for Santa and Carol, and the other legendary figures had come to show their support and celebrate. The decorations were the Unseelie favorite of purple, along with a sparkling, snowy white color that already filled much of the room.

Some of the elves were scandalized, because the Sidhe themselves were so scandalous, and others were proud. Finally, one of their own would have a real voice in the inner circle of Fae royalty. All of them could see, however, that the bride and groom had real feelings for each other, and so all of them joined in on the celebrations.

When the ceremony began, the groom stood at the front looking as nervous as anyone had ever seen him. At least, until he caught a glimpse of the bride and just looked bedazzled. Her long, dark hair flowed down her back, contrasting more than ever with her fair skin and the white dress she wore. He let himself grin, and she sent him a beaming smile in return.

When Mother Nature announced them wed, they kissed for longer than the Christmas elves were really comfortable with. Then he knelt down, scooped up his new wife in his arms, and carried her out. The reception would wait.

The Sidhe giggled amongst themselves and Charlie turned a slightly bewildered smile to Fia.

"Are they always like this?"

"Yes. Some more than others," she said with a grin, nodding toward the ever-shirtless Puck, who was entertaining a group of Sidhe females. As if he could feel her noticing him, he turned and sent her a wink.

She rolled her eyes at Charlie.

"Seriously. He's ridiculous."

An auburn haired Sidhe woman came up to them then; she was dressed in a flowing purple gown, and an elegant crown sat atop her head.

"Auntie Titania!" Fia said, grinning and hugging her.

The woman smiled, hugging the smaller girl back.

"It's lovely to see you, dear. Is this . . . him?"

"Er . . . This is Charlie. He's Santa's son. Charlie, this is my aunt, Titania. She's the Seelie Queen."

"Pleasure to meet you, Charlie. Take care of my niece, will you? I'd hate to see that pretty face of yours damaged."

Charlie blinked, confused. "Er, excuse me?"

Fia grinned at him. "She's threatening you."

"Oh. Right."

Titania winked at him, kissed Fia on the forehead, and moved on to mingle with other guests. Fia looked back to Charlie and burst out laughing.

"Don't look so scared, Charlie. They wouldn't really hurt you . . . If I asked them not to."

"That makes me feel much better."

"Ooh, here come the guests of honor. That was quick."

Charlie snorted. "I don't want to think about it, Fi. Those mental images . . . are stuck. They're stuck. Thank you."

She grinned and said, "You're welcome," before grabbing his hand and pulling him over to greet the bride and groom.

"Congratulations!" she said, throwing her arms around her mother. "I never thought I'd see the day."

"Well, you have," Mab said wryly.

"Don't be grumpy; we all know you're ready to skip this and get to tonight, but everyone wants to wish you well first. Then you can leave us all to party alone."

Mab rolled her eyes, but let out a smirk. Meanwhile, Charlie shook Bernard's hand, and then they hugged, laughing.

"Thanks for coming, Sport," Bernard said with a genuine smile.

"Like I'd miss you getting married."

angel2u: Yes, she sure did.

keacdragon: :-) Thank you! Oh my gosh, reading your review made me think about that, and I hadn't really yet; Charlie proposing . . . Yes, I think he'd be so nervous. And Bernard would be just the person to go to, for a couple of different reasons . . . I guess we'll just have to see where that goes! ;-) Thanks so much for your suggestions.

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